Software Engineer for Front End

Edmodo’s mission is to connect all learners with the people and resources they need to reach their full potential. On Edmodo, teachers are at the center of a powerful network that connects them to students, administrators, and parents. This network surfaces the world’s best resources and tools, providing the building blocks of a high quality education.

Apply frontend technology to enhance the Edmodo classroom experience for both students and teachers. Take ownership of what our users see and make recommendations on how we should enhance and improve the product. Build cutting-edge social features to improve the learning experience. Solve hard problems and make our front-end efficient, elegant and awesome.

**Requirements**: * 3+ years of experience building dynamic, consumer-facing sites. * Expert knowledge of object-oriented Javascript, prototypes, closures, event delegation, performance and working with the DOM. * Knowledge of front-end web technologies, including HTML5, jQuery, modern CSS, and frameworks such as Backbone.js/Marionette/AngularJS/React.js. * Understanding of back-end technologies such as PHP, Mysql, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, or Go. * Experience working in short, agile, iterative development cycles. **Exceptional Candidates:** * Fluency with one or more server-side languages. * Experience with web analytics and tests to optimize retention, funnels, and conversion rates. * You have an eye for visual and/or interaction design, and maybe have even done some design work in the past. * Solid experience with unit-testing and using technologies such as Jasmine or Mocha/Chai.